#23A4AD#23A4AD
#23A4AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.105 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #23A4AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(35, 164, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.8%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.59, -29.74, -14.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.59, 32.99, 205.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.75% -0.097 -0.0397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.75% 0.105 202.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5080, 29.9227, 44.1691) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.77
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.61
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.31
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#23A4AD #AD2C23
analogous
#23AD71 #23A4AD #235FAD
triadic
#23A4AD #AD23A4 #A4AD23
tetradic
#23A4AD #7123AD #AD2C23 #5FAD23
square
#23A4AD #7123AD #AD2C23 #5FAD23
split-complementary
#23A4AD #AD235F #AD7123
monochromatic
#0E4347 #19747A #23A4AD #37CCD6 #6AD9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#23A4AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#23A4AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #23A4AD
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##23A4AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##23A4AD | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #23a4ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 164, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.105 202.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bfc5',
500: '#23a4ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #23a4ad; $custom-light: #78bfc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#23a4ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 35,
"g": 164,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.913,
"s": 66.346,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65751,
"c": 0.10481,
"h": 202.3
},
"luminance": 0.29925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#23A4AD
secondary
#C76B65
accent
#4A3FE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181